Lin Lanxing, seeing that Song Qinian wasn't at the cafeteria or the planning department, suspected Song Qinian might be trying to seduce Shen Chiye. She hurried to Shen Chiye's office, determined to rip Song Qinian's face off if she caught her seducing him at noon.
Upon hearing Lin Lanxing's voice, Song Qinian's body stiffened. Shen Chiye, however, remained unfazed, pressing down harder on Song Qinian. He spoke words that were both cruel and hurtful, "What? Afraid Lin Lanxing will see?"
Song Qinian scowled at Shen Chiye, wanting to gesture but unable to free her hands. She wanted to say, "He's not afraid, why should she be? Even if there's no love between them, they're still legally married."
"Brother Chiye! Brother Chiye..." Amidst Lin Lanxing's urgent knocking and calls, Shen Chiye finally finished. He adjusted his pants, his eyes coldly scanning the hastily dressing Song Qinian. "I sent you to the planning department to work, not to seduce men. If you don't want to do it, get out now." Without waiting for Song Qinian to finish dressing, Shen Chiye walked over and opened the door.
Just as Lin Lanxing was about to push the door open recklessly, she saw Shen Chiye's clear, distant, handsome face. "Something wrong?"
"Brother Chiye, have you eaten? I wanted to have lunch with you and chat about my sister." As Lin Lanxing spoke, her eyes kept darting towards Shen Chiye's office. However, Shen Chiye was too tall, and she couldn't see Song Qinian no matter how she looked.
"Let's go."
"Huh?"
"Aren't we going to eat?"
Lin Lanxing had just made up an excuse. She hadn't expected Shen Chiye to agree and immediately nodded happily. However, before Lin Lanxing could be happy for long, she heard Shen Chiye's toneless voice, "From now on, at the company, call me Mr. Shen." Shen Chiye's face was expressionless. Lin Lanxing, unsure if he was warning her or reminding her, pouted and said aggrievedly, "I'm sorry, I'm used to calling you Brother Chiye."
"Habits can be changed!"
Lin Lanxing: "...Got it."
Meanwhile, in the CEO's office, Song Qinian, after getting dressed, felt increasingly wronged. Seeing the paper on the desk, she picked up a pen and angrily wrote a few large characters. As she left, her hand accidentally brushed against the mouse on the desk. The mouse moved, and the computer screen lit up. If Song Qinian had been a step slower or had looked back at the computer, she would have discovered that the screen saver was a full of stars drawing she had made.
In the afternoon, when Shen Chiye returned, he saw the message Song Qinian had left at a glance. "Shen Chiye! You're a big bastard!!!!!" The large exclamation marks showed how angry the writer had been at the time. Shen Chiye let out a soft snort. Even he didn't notice the slight smile tugging at the corner of his lips. He had thought she was a docile, obedient cat, but finally, her claws were showing?
...
Song Qinian hadn't had time to eat lunch, and in the afternoon, her hunger made her mood even worse. Just then, someone with no sense came to find trouble. "Song Qinian, here's an activity plan. Get it done for me this afternoon." The person who came was Xie Xueyi. Ever since Song Qinian joined the planning department, she had often come to Song Qinian for help. Previously, Song Qinian, out of consideration for her colleagues and adhering to the principle of helping whenever possible, had accepted almost every request.
Kindness is often taken advantage of. Now, Xie Xueyi didn't act like she was asking for help; she was ordering Song Qinian. After throwing the proposal binder on Song Qinian's desk, she left. Song Qinian saw her go to chat with Lin Lanxing, and when Lin Lanxing looked at her provocatively, Song Qinian picked up the proposal binder and threw it back at Xie Xueyi. "Sorry, I have something to do this afternoon and can't help you with this." After saying that, Song Qinian left.
"Stop!" Xie Xueyi called out to Song Qinian and approached her with the proposal binder. "Song Qinian, you just joined the planning department. We're asking you to do more work to help you train."
"Exactly, everyone goes through this. How else can you improve?" Miao Zi'ai saw that the situation was getting out of hand and immediately came over to mediate. She pulled Song Qinian's arm and whispered, "Niannian..." Everyone's gaze turned towards them. Their looks made Song Qinian very uncomfortable. It was as if, as a newcomer to the planning department, she was expected to obey the senior employees, or else she was ungrateful.
Although Song Qinian was usually gentle and easygoing, that didn't mean anyone could treat her like a pushover. Thinking of something, Song Qinian took back the proposal binder and wrote on the paper, "I can't finish it tonight, but I'll give it to you by tomorrow morning at the latest." Xie Xueyi's face was filled with triumph. She knew Song Qinian, being mute, wouldn't dare disobey. "This plan is needed from the start of tomorrow. Mr. Shen values this proposal very highly, so do a good job."
Shen Chiye values it highly? Song Qinian smiled slightly and nodded. To outsiders, Song Qinian had conceded. Hmph, a workplace newcomer trying to go against the company veterans was just asking for trouble.
Song Qinian returned to her workstation and heard Miao Zi'ai say, "Niannian, Xie Xueyi and her group are like that. They bullied me too when I first started. But after a while, or when new employees join, they'll shift their attention to others."
"You think this kind of bullying is normal?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I mean. Of course, I oppose workplace bullying, but you know, newcomers without connections or experience can't survive if they don't listen."
Yes, everyone paid lip service to opposing workplace bullying, but no one dared to stand up and genuinely oppose it, for fear of drawing trouble to themselves. Some also held a侥幸心理, thinking that as long as these people's attention shifted to others, they would be safe. If the problem isn't solved at its root, the victims will continue to increase.
Because Song Qinian was mute, she had been bullied a lot since childhood, but she never indulged those who bullied her. Today was no exception. Since the other party was clearly trying to bully her, she didn't need to endure being bullied just to maintain colleague relationships.
After work, Song Qinian rode her electric scooter home as usual. As she passed a traffic light, she suddenly heard someone call her. "Song Qinian!" Song Qinian turned her head and saw Lin Lanxing's smug, arrogant face in the passenger seat, with Gao Kunlun driving. Song Qinian then noticed that the car was Shen Chiye's Bugatti Veyron. The rear window wasn't open, so Song Qinian couldn't see inside, but she could sense that Shen Chiye was in the car. "It's about to rain. Can you ride that thing home before the rain starts?"